South Sudan ‘relying on the US’, a high -ranking UN official informs the Security Council

Refer to this new quarterly report From the Secretary General about the challenges faced by the youngest country in the world, Ms. Pobee underlined that since March, the previous advantage in the peace process was mostly eroded.

Military attacks, mainly involving the South Sudan rival militia who answered the first vice president and government forces who were loyal to the president, continued, and believed in 2018 Revitalized peace agreement Between the two have been damaged.

Murithi Mutiga, who was shorter than the international crisis group, explained that the 2018 agreement required President Salva Kiir to work in Concord with his rival, first vice president Riek Machar; Thus, the agreement effectively ended when President Kiir placed a former vice president under the arrest of the DPR on March 26.

Humanitarian crisis

Ms. Pobee highlighted that the new military attack had caused death, transfer and destruction of civil infrastructure.

In addition, the shift crisis is a two -way road, Mr. Murtiga explained: The destroying civil war in neighboring Sudan has been driven 1.2 million refugees to South SudanTurn a limited resource.

The conflict in Sudan has also disrupted the flow of oil to Port Sudan which is controlled by the military government and a wider market, causing South Sudan to lose most of its valuable oil income.

Mr. Murtiga also underlined that this was one of the worst humanitarian crises in South Sudan since independence in 2011, with 9.3 million Need terrible help and 7.7 million Suffering from food vulnerability, including 83,000 at risk of disaster conditions, all while brutal sexual violence is increasing.

And funding cutting leaving millions without the help of life rescue, Ms. Pobee emphasized. Mid -2025, The needs and plans of humanitarian responses Only 28.5 percent funded.

In addition, the challenges for humanitarian access to grow by increasing examples of assistance workers who are attacked, because poor infrastructure and administrative obstacles hamper assistance efforts.

Call to act

The United Nations, African Union, Regional Government Development Agency, IGAD, and many others in the international community, have repeatedly called for the termination of hostility and return of dialogue without concrete responses from the warring parties.

“While government officials have openly declared their commitment to the election in December 2026, the parties must take steps to return to the dialogue and make the decisions needed to advance the country. The commitment declaration is not enough, “Ms. Pobee emphasized.

He urges Security Council to call all actors and stakeholders to enforce peace agreements. If they fail to lay the foundation for a peaceful and credible election in December 2026, the risk of recurrence against violence will increase significantly in the midst of increased regional instability.

It is a joint responsibility of the international community to work with the parties of South Sudan to avoid such failures, he emphasized. “South Sudan people rely on us.”